Parent Overview Year 1

Please find below our Parent Overview detailing what our children in Year 1 are learning this week.
Date w/c 23/03/2026

Curriculum area	We are learning to…
Literacy	This week we will be immersing ourselves in the text The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson. We will be sequencing the journey the snail went on with the whale and look at the features of a postcard. The children will then be writing their own postcards from the snail back to the flock on the rock about his journey around the world. Please do come and see our wonderful writing at our academy exhibition on Friday!
Maths	We will be learning about capacity and deciding how many cups will fill different sized containers. The children will then work in groups to make their very own under the sea ocean in a bottle!
Phonics and Handwriting
Wider Curriculum	Science: Floating – making boats out of natural materials to carry a given object(s) RSHE: World water day – design a poster to save water! PE: Dance- the children will be moving like underwater creatures to water inspired music. Computing: To complete a coding water game. Inputting algorithms to make their character move. Art and DT: To complete their own ‘Monet’ style water lily picture. Music: To create their own rainmaker out of junk and natural materials.
Other Information	Creativity week! If you would like to come and see all the work we have produced please do come along and look at our exhibition on Friday 27th March 8.30 to 8.50 and 3.20 to 3.45

Please note this is a basic overview of the planning for this week. It is impossible to cover in this outline all the learning that takes place during a week! We also believe in listening to your children and responding to their interests and ideas therefore all our planning is flexible. Please note some of the learning will take place across more than one week and during some weeks the learning focus may not cover all curriculum areas.